Toy telephone



Dee. 21 192e. '1,611,1558

L.. G. BRINKMAN TOY TELEPHONE 'Filed oct. 11, 1924 Patented D.121,i9ze.

www Smeg intrisa i y LOUIS G. BBNKIYIAN, OF DAYTON, OEIOQ Appiiation:ned tumba;Y i1, i924., seran Nef 743,039.

This invention relatesy to toysfand'more particularly to toy telephonesin. simulation of a desk phone.

sists especially in'features ofrconsltruction,

y embodies'V a transmitterhead and' ,mouthAV piece, mounted upon theuppeil end of av .Y Toy telephones Vot the type and of4similar.appearance are quite which 'enables the toy telephone to bemanu? :tactured economically.

commonly manufactured and sold.' In commonwit'h'the'typical desk phonesuch toy post orpedestalsupported on a base-from which extends a jcordconnected at itsA ex'- tremity to a recelver'supported upon latf erallyprojectingreceiverheoks." l@uch toy telephones are ordinarily providedWithfa'y f bell, usually of the bicycle type.' In ymanyinstances,'jt-hev bell is actuated by the remov-alot the'receiver fromthe hook and by itsieplacement. Inother instances and as shown' in', thepresent drawing, rthe bell .is'i'ndependently actuated.` The particularvfeatures of the"v present invention andjmode of assembling .canlbeapplied to Seither form "of toy telephone, Whether equipped With anautomaticallyQ actuated bell f'or u an inde- I. pendently operated bell.VIn the present meant@ jacket.

toy, ,theV post orv pedestal is given the apfpearance ofthe usual metalstandard'without, however, 'necessitating the *use `of threaded joints,soldering, staking or other such method of attachment hfor thetrans-l.mitter head and base, aswould bel usual.

in yfanf all metal`device.fThe difficulty of such,V` assembly isobviated, anda simple, convenient and'V ec'momical'V method fotattachment is afforded by making such supv .portingpost of Wood andenclosingit in a lthin tubular jacket of metal,V -Tliis enables ythetransmitter head toV be: connected to the upper-'endl ofsuclhustandard ory post by` a coupling [member stamped from sheetmetaland having a projecting'ftine'or tingzgertobe1 vdriven into the upperend ofA the Wooden;

post or standard enclosed in .the tubular LikevviseV the `suppcrtmgV.base is attached tothe lower end ot' such pest or standard bye-nail,driven intothe `:wooden interagir' of theipvpost. y y V,To furtherincrease the simulationofthel i f standard phone, thepresent toyjis`provided With a glass mouthpiece, Whichvtdfacilitate its @engagementwith the ystampedmetal, y transmitter head yisformed'with.la. rear- 1wardly Vprojecting stud 'havingflateral' lugs.

The invention conn lpresent general j which yare engageable' in aflangedl key hole openinginj the transmitter head by va par- Pwarsnrcaries..

tial vrotation of theVA mouth piece after Vin- 1 instance is clampedFbetween the*WoodenV interior otu't-h'epost orA standard and the base,Where it'issecured bythe same nail Wliichholds'tlie baseandfstandard inAattachf ment. .'l`hefmetallicjtubeis'notched to accommodate the cord.' f

The object ofthe/invention is to. simplifyV the construction and inodeof assemblyfoil toy telephones,.\vliereby they will'be cheapy' ened 1nconstruction, capablel ot' being easily and quickly assembled, strong,durableand unlikely to` ,become broken' orv unjointed. g

'further Vobject ofthe-.invention Vis to providedfatoy telephone With asimulation oi' the'jconventional' nickelplated metallic post or standardand v glass mouth-piece,

' vWhile obviatingthe' usual dicult and expensive method of' attachmentof'such parts.

With the above primary and other in-.

fcidental objects in view as'Wil/l more fully appear in thevspecification,the invention consistsk of ythe rfeatures ofconstruction, the Apartis vand combinations thereof, and the,

mode ofV assembly, or i their equivalents as hereinafter described andset forth in-the claims. i

In thev accompanyingdravvings, wherein is sho'vvn v*the preferred," butobviously not *necessarily the only` form of embodiment `of the"invention, Fig. l is a perspective view of the assembled telephoneforming the lli() subject matter hereof. 'ligg is averticalsectionalview showing .the relation of' theA 1 several parts `and inode ofassembly.V lliig. '3 isa reary perspective'vietv ot the glassmouthpiece. F 1g'. Leis an'interiorvietvof a portion ,ot ythetransmitter khead showing e.

the'fianged'keyhole'slot in Which thefglass nfiouthepiecev isY to beengaged. Fig; 5 ,is a 'sectional plan View and Fig. 6` is an' interiorvievv of the opposite sides of the transmitter head,v lillustrating themode of attaching? the 'tv'ransmlivtter headV to'` the .lill

acters of reference thruout the several views.

In constructing the present' toy' telephone there is employed a. base 1,stamped from sheet metal .of concavo-c'onvex `form,'5to the top ofWhichthe post or standard'Q is vsean interior Wooden core 3 ofcylindrical form, which is enclosed in a surrounding tubularjac'ket 4.Inasmuch as the jacket l sustains no Weight and is'not subjectedtostrain, but is merely a mask'for the Wooden interior core 3, suchjacketmay consistof very thin 'tubing,'preferably" of brass, but which may beof other material or treated vto enable it to be Vnickel platedjor givenan otherwise bright finish. The, Atubular `jacket e at 'its base end isprovided ftvith a vnotch 5, thru which extendsfthe extremity ofthereceiver cord 6. "This cordisclamped between the base 1 and thevlovv'erfend of the Wooden post or standard 3. -lnadditin to `'beingclamped,jthe cord56is'transXed by la nail 7, driven thru lthe base 1andinto the Wooden post 3, which sec-uresthe base andV post or standardin 'assembled'relatioii. Enclosing the upper y-end ofthejacketedstandard or' post Visa cap piece y8,:'having Ytherein a slot. thruWhich, the"tran`s'initter head Vcoupling is drivenln'1 thepost 8. Thiscoupling member comprises an vupstanding plate-'like'member 9,havingprojecting from the-lower end'thereof a'tineY or finger 10, whichis driven thru the'slotinthe cap piece 8, into the upper end of thepost'B.y Pivo-tally connected to the upstandingplate-like mein- 'ber 9are two parallel ears or angleplates 411. These ears or angler-plates 11extend on opposite ,sides of the upstanding coupling plate 9, to Whichthey are vpivotallyV secured by an eyelet 12. rThe transmitter head 13is of circular box-like'vform, lstamped from.

lpieces of sheet metal'. The member 14 Y is formed with a marginalflange, which encloses Y and fits Yover the marginal Walls of thememloer 15, inV the manner of a boX lid. V'Struck directions tosecurethe transmitter head f up from the-ears'or anglepla-'tes llaretongues ot tines 16, Which are insertable thru corresponding openingsin." the rear Wall, of the member 15, vWithin Whichvwith such tongues ortines are clenched in opposite members in place. The" front Ypiecele ofthe transmitter Vhead, is formed With an irreg- Y ula-r 'openingsomewhat resembling -a keyhole slot. To strengthen and lstiften thetransmitter member the margins of this keyhole opening areintuined orflanged as at 17 in Fia. Ll. The mouth-piece 18-Which is preferably, thonot necessarily of glass is formed lever 23.

with a rearwardly projecting 'stud or boss 19,

having laterally disposed lugs 20. This ALbossor stud 19 is` inertable.thru the key -holev 'slot or' opening in the transmitter head vpiece andthereafter by a partial rotation 21 are proportioned to .lit tightlybeneath v the lugsQO of the mouth-'piece 'st-ud," thereby Ainsuring`tight locking 'engagement uponL such rotation of theglass mouth-piece.An

alarm bell of thebicycle type is y'show-nat 22, clamped upon'theVstandard lorpost. In

thisinstance the bell is actuated'independ ent-ly of ythe receiverlby'mefansof theth'umb Obviously, other Vvmethods of operatingtheVbell-may be employedQWhile utilizing structural features and]assembly methods heretofore described. While the receiver V hook or armmight be `formecl"'inte gral with the capv piece 8, in the-"presentinstance the receiver hook 24' 'has' been shown supported vupon the:post lor' standard'ffby means of an integral'clarnpcollar '25. "Theclamp collar '25,] and ,receiver Y hook "are formed in integral halvesconnected "by clampbolts 26. E rom one'end of'each half the clamp collar25,' there pro'jects onearm orI the receiver hook,'vvh1chisint'egrallwiith and forms A-a continuation 'of L'the clamp coll arsection. This I construction'materially simplifies 'the j construction'as Well @as the f"".

assembly. `t'ffurther'enables the receiver hooktarmsto be fdispo'sededgewisej tothe direction of strain, Vmaking' f the I device strongervand less likely to loeL bent' out 'of The saine clamp collarf' formsshape.

' the. mounting for the `bell22` Which' 'is 'riveted toconcoftl'i'ecoll'ar sections.

.ToY afford astrong and ample support,

themargins/ofthe basefl are inturned vorv clenched over a disc 27,'Which'may be metal or card board. The bottom 'is `iinishedv by gluing a-disc28 of felt thereto.

The v features of construction "heretofore described facilitates themanufacture" oftheV present toy economically With unskilledV labor. Thetoy is pleasing in appearance, closely simulating the conventional desktelephone.

Fron'r the l above 'from the principle 'involved orf-sacrificing any ofits advantages.

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description `a warb@ apparentthat there is thus provideda device l2"lVhile vi-n order to comply 4With the/statute the invention has beendescribed inlanguage that the means and construction herein disclosedcomprises the preferred form'of several modes of putting the inventioninto effect and the invention is, therefore, claimed base.

in any` of its forms or modifications Within the legitimate and validscope of the appended claims.

Having thus claim: l Y e l. A toy telephone including a base supportingaV post, which in turn carries a trans# mitter head and mouth piece,characterizedA by a Wooden post enclosed in a tubular inetallicjacket insimulation of the conventional metal'r standard and members driven intothe opposite ends of the enclosed Wood' en post, to securel thebase andtransmitter head thereto.

2. In va toy telephone, theA combinationV with a transmitterl head anda' base of a post 0r standard'comprising'a Wooden "core and a tubularmetallic jacket enclosing the core,'the transmitter headand base beingattached to the Wooden core atoppos'ite ends ofthe post.

In a toy telephone, the combination With-a base and a transmitter headlof an l intermediate standard Vcomprising a Wooden post andV a tubularmetallicaclret, enclosing the Woo-den post and meansy for'attaching thebase and transmitter head tothe opposite ends thereof. Y

' 4. AIn atoy telephone, the combination with a base and transmitterhead,offaninter mediate connecting standard vcomprising a metallictubular member, 'and a non-metallicA reinforcement member enclosedtherein.-

with a base and transinitterhead, of an in-k termediate connectingstandard comprising` a metallic tubular member having in its lower end anotch, a Wooden core enclosed within the metallic tubular member, and alreceiver cord extending -thru said notch and clamped bet-Ween the Woodencore and the GjAtoy telephone including abase supporting astandard,wvhich in turnv carries a transmitter head, characterized by `aglass mouth piece, 'anintegral stud Yformed upon the mouth piece andlaterally disposed lugs upon the integral stud, said transmitter headdescribed my invention, Il

having therein a key hole slot infiwhich the lugged stud is introducedand engaged by partial rotation'. ,l

porting a standard, Which in turn vcarries a toy telephone. including abase sup-k` transmitter head, characterized byfa mouth piece having anintegral stud provided With integral lateral projections, saidtransmitter head having therein a key hole slotvin Which the vstud isinsertable andl .Within which it is secured by a partial rotation byWhich the in relation 'With theslot. .I

lateralprojections arel turned, transversely S. A toy telephoneincluding a lba'seisup` porting a standard which in Aturn carries atransmitter head,fcharacterized by a mouth piece having a studY providedWith, lateral projections, said transmitter. head having therein a 'keyhole vopening to receive the" stud and lateral projections carriedthereby and a marginal lreinforcing flange surrounding the 'Alzey holevopening over which the l v lateral projections ofthe mouth piece studrengage npc-ii partial rotationthereof 'While withinY the opening. Y f Y9.V At` toy telephone wherein a basefsup- 'so Y ports a standard whichin tui-ii carries a ears carried by the transmitter head with their.base Aportions oppositely disposed and secured to the transmitter headand their upstanding parallel portion extending on opposite sides of thecoupling platevand a pivotal connection between the spaced parallel earsand the plate. y

10. A toy telephone wherein abase sup- Y ports a standard which in turncarries af I l transmitter head, characterized by a coup- In a toytelephone, the combination` ling plate'projecting from the top ofthestandard, ahpair of spaced l[angle plates, linesv upon ,said angleplates clenched upon Vthe transmitter head to secure the angle Louis'`G. BRiNKMAN.

